: What to do in Google Webmaster Tools when moving from root to www I've read tons of questions but I can't find the answer to this seemingly obvious issue. I'm moving my WordPress site from

@Nimeshi995

301 Redirects

When adding the sub domain to an existing site you will need to ensure that all requests are redirected using a 301 permanent, this can be achieved by using a simply .htaccess rewrite command that catches all requests from non-www to
Adding non-www and to GWT

You should proceed to add to Google Webmaster Tools since it'll be treated as a different site, however because you have the 301 in place Google rankings should be pretty much the same as the non-www.

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